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Amy Nice
Amy Nice
Distinguished Immigration Counsel

Amy Nice is a distinguished immigration counsel at the Institute for Progress and distinguished immigration scholar at Cornell Law.

Amy is a leading thinker on STEM immigration focused on using evidence-based research to find practical solutions to immigration policy problems. Amy also serves as a Visiting Policy Analyst (Long-Term Visitor) at the RAND Corporation. She presently focuses her work on policy shifts that support the critical role immigrant scientists, technologists, and engineers play at the intersection of emerging fields, security, economic opportunity, innovation, and tech competition.

Amy received her BA in medieval history from Tulane University in 1984 and her JD from George Washington University in 1987, and after practicing immigration law for two decades has worked since 2010 on immigration policy including leading the Biden administration’s STEM immigration policy efforts through January 2023 as an Assistant Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She is the recipient of the Edith Lowenstein Award (2023) from the American Immigration Lawyers Association for her contributions to immigration law in the United States.

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High-Skilled Immigration
Expelling Excellence: Exchange Visitor Restrictions on High-Skill Migrants in the United States
Examining the Exchange Visitor Skills List, a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States
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August 8th 2024
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High-Skilled Immigration
Meeting U.S. Defense Science and Engineering Workforce Needs
A progress report
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July 25th 2024
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High-Skilled Immigration
Bolstering STEM Talent with the National Interest Waiver
How a 2022 update streamlines the green card process
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July 12th 2024
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High-Skilled Immigration
Modernizing the H-1B Program
A response to DHS’ proposed changes to better support regional innovation and emerging technology career development
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December 22nd 2023
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High-Skilled Immigration
Visa Interview Waivers after COVID
Even though the COVID emergency is over, personal appearance waivers should be a standing policy in low-risk cases
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May 11th 2023
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